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obituary:
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                              Mother of Six Dies

     Mrs. Frank Griffith, of Oxley, died last night of
appendicitis. She was a woman of something
less than middle age, the mother of six children,
the youngest of whom is 9 months old. The hus-
band and father survives. Mrs. Griffith's maiden
name was Warden, and she was a cousin of Mrs.
F. J. Bair, of this city.
     Funeral services were conducted at her late
home at Oxley last Sunday, followed by burial at
that place.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va.
Thursday
March 7, 1918
front page
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                         Succumbs to Operation

     Mrs. Frank Griffith, of Shady Springs, died
here last Friday following an operation for
appendicitis.
     Mrs. Griffith was 40 years of age, and is
survived by her husband and 6 children,
the youngest of the family being an infant
9 months old.
     The body was prepared for burial by H. T.
Calfee and Son, and was taken to the home
cemetery for interment.
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Raleigh Herald
Beckley, W. Va.
Thursday
March 7, 1918
page 8
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                         Oxley, W. Va.

[Two items, and then this...]:
     The   angel   of   death  visited   our
community      last      Saturday     and
claimed  for   his  victim   the  wife  of
Frank     Griffith.     Funeral     services
were held Monday at Shady Springs,
where interment was made, services
being  conducted  by  Rev.  A.  L. Hut-
chinson.
[Six items follow.]
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va.
Thursday
March 7, 1918
page 5
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She was the daughter of George Washington & Mary C. Underwood Snuffer.
Children were Ivory Pearl; Pansy Iris; Georgia May; Lucille; Loye Stanton & Arlet Zetie.
Thanks to Barbara P.